Chronic gastric anisakiasis provoking a bleeding gastric ulcer.
10.4174/astr.2014.86.5.270
- Author:
Dong Baek KANG
1
;
Won Cheol PARK
;
Jeong Kyun LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Digestive Disease Research Institute and Institute of Medical Science, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, Iksan, Korea. rjk@wonkwang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Anisakiasis;
Hemorrhage;
Stomach
- MeSH:
Anisakiasis*;
Anisakis;
Edema;
Eosinophilic Granuloma;
Erythema;
Hemorrhage*;
Larva;
Parasitic Diseases;
Stomach;
Stomach Ulcer*;
Ulcer
- From:Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research
2014;86(5):270-273
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Gastric anisakiasis is a parasitic disease caused by the gastric mucosal penetration of the Anisakis larvae ingested with raw fish. Acute gastric anisakiasis is diagnosed by the endoscopic visualization of Anisakis larvae along with mucosal edema, erythema, hemorrhage, and/or an ulcer, whereas chronic anisakiasis is often observed as a localized tumor commonly occurring in the submucosal layer, and is characterized by eosinophilic granuloma with edema and embedded Anisakis larvae on pathological examination of surgical specimens. We report here a case of chronic gastric anisakiasis provoking a bleeding gastric ulcer, which is a rare clinical manifestation of this condition.
